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Monday, March 29, 2010

From the Intrawebs - March 29

After punching in 70+ hours last week, I had little time to actually look around so this week's list is short. That said, the video posted on Spatially Relevant is worth its weight in electrons. I highly encourage you to watch it.

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What's New

Augmented Reality Browser: Layar: This is a great idea and a great implementation. Layar has an opportunity to own the augmented reality space, which is going to be huge.

Worth Reading

Most users don’t even know what your product is: This is enlightening and a great example of why you need to get out of your building and talk to users. If you don't understand their world, you will never be able to communicate in a way that makes sense to them.

As an aside, this is exactly why I think the iPad is going to be a success: it is targeted directly these people.

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Yes, the title is a little pretentious. It is meant somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as I firmly believe nobody has all the answers. That said, I sure do have some opinions.

I have spent the last 20 years heavily involved in delivering software, from games to web sites to enterprise systems. During that time, I've worked with some amazing people, seen my own share of train wrecks, and, consequently, have had the opportunity to learn a lot. This is my perspective and, I hope, my chance to learn more.

Currently, my interests revolve around how to build successful products. This starts at understanding who the customer is and ends with successful software deployments. Most people call this product management.

I was Vice President of the Utah Product Management Association (UPMA), an organization devoted to making both product management as a job function and product managers as job performers within the state of Utah (and the surrounding area) better.

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